Backyard Aquaponics
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earthbound, would you examine the root ball when you do remove it and let us know if any rot developed in the center? It would be of interest to me.

I like Veggie's suggestion to root a stem or two for another generation (or is it?) of the same plant. That eliminates the root clog. Especially good to keep the traits of this super tomatoe. You might have a strain that would be a good addition through its seeds. Name the bugger and send me a few seeds?

This could be your road to riches!

Alright, not removing the rootball yet DB as it's still producing, but when I do, I'll have a look.

been a bit slack not updating the total on here lately..

Previous - 6.55kg

+ 1.6
+ 1.2
+ 1.7
+ 1.3

Total = 12.35 kg

Having another tomato pasta dish tonight, and starting to get a bit sick of them.... Might have to look into making a relish or tomato sauce as I'm looking like picking a big batch tomorrow.

The plant has died off a lot on the southern side, lots of dead leaves. But it makes it easier to find the ripening tommies, the northern side is looking good and growing well, with new leaves and flowers. It will be interesting to see if it's a bit too hot to set fruit at the moment, whatever happens, I figure it will have a good flush of new fruit sooner or later.

go the tommy sauce in the long neck bottles, it keeps us italians going with pasta sauce thoughout the year

Previous - 12.35

+ 3.2
+ 1.7
+ 1.1

Total = 18.35

EB,

While we make sauce and chutney out of surplus tomatoes, the fastest way we've found to preserve them for use in pasta and other dishes is to cut them half, sprinkle them with chopped thyme and/or oregano and roast them in the oven.

When they are done, we just pull the skin off and put the roasted pulp into plastic containers before freezing.

Gary

Good thinking GD, I might try that when I get the next big lot of a few kg's of the bush.

EB, if you need some fresh oregano and are in Bayswater anytime in the future, PM me for a mobile and i can cut you a kilo or 2!!!

C'mon man, make the wog sauce, its fun

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hey is it just me or can others play the vid?
C1

I'm just seeing the Quicktime Q with a ? inside...

Works for me.

doesn't for me, on IE or FF.

Worked fine for me
Do you make your own Salami's too

Oh yeah, shoulda mentioned I use FF.

Doesn't require qiucktime, i HATE quicktime.

It is about 4 meg, so might have to wait a little for it to be cached.

oops, its in mpeg-2 some people might need a plug in.

will try and re-code it to std mpg